Chapter 18: Voices
After spending a few more minutes with Midknight, the pair decided to head inside "The Snake Pitt Inn", bringing their bags with them that the horses carried. On entering through the old, wooden door, the smell of ale and smoke filled the air. The loud chatter suddenly dropped as the people sitting at their tables, and the stools at the bar ahead stopped and looked at the two strangers who entered.
They walked forwards, meeting the other three to the left side of the bar. The atmosphere gradually started getting loud again as the people continued with their own conversations.
"I have spoken to the innkeeper. They had two rooms left. We can drop our stuff off, grab a bite to eat before heading back out," Axel spoke to the two who had just caught up with them.
He turned back around and led the way through a set of doors on the far left of the bar. The group followed behind him; once they were through the doors, they followed a narrow corridor until they saw some wooden stairs that creaked under the group’s sudden weight ascending it. Once they were on the landing, Axel unlocked the first door on the right before handing a key to Cilv, who walked to the next door further along the corridor.
Evanna already guessed that she would be sharing a room with Cilv and followed behind her. On entering the small room, she saw one double bed in the middle of the room; a dining chair was placed across from the bed in the corner, along with a wooden bathtub. Evanna’s eyes looked longingly at the tub; that would be the first thing she did when they were back from the black market.
For now, the girls put their bags down on the bed and met the others outside of their room. The group went back down to the bar area and luckily found a table just to the right side of the double doors they entered through.
As they took their seats, Axel went to speak to the man behind the bar before sitting down with the rest.
"That was quite the show out there", Cilv spoke in a low voice; although it was loud, they did not want to risk anyone overhearing their conversations.
The group had unintentionally leaned in, placing their arms on the round table, so they could hear each other. Evanna could not help but shrug in response; she already explained herself to Ger, and it did not seem like now was the best time to discuss it. Cilv smiled at her reaction,
"I found it quite entertaining, although spilling a bit of blood would have taught him a lesson" Her eyes glinted dangerously.
"We need to lay low until we are out of this miserable town," Axel grumbled; just as he finished speaking, workers from the inn had made their way to their table, the group leaned back as bowls of broth and bread was placed in front of them.